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75th Year ? No. 40
Price 10 Cents
THE CHECKER PLAYERS in
front of Fender-grass' Store say
they don't need a board any
more. The yellow parking lines
have turned Main Street into the
biggest checker board in the
world.
MRS. WEIMAR Jones, of
Franklin, helped judge Haywood
County's home demonstration,
"Achievement Day" Wednesday of
last week. She was the only arm
extension service Judge.
MACON COUNTY'S per capita
income in 1958 was $921. The
state average is $1,420. Bun
combe's average is $1,541; Transy
lvania, $1,497; Haywood, $1,380.
and Henderson. $1,366. All of
these counties had population in
creases from '50 to "60. Macon
didn't, and neither did our neigh
bors, Jackson. $741; Swain, $903;
Clay, $671; Graham. -864; and
Cherokee. $981. Does this point
up a crying need, or doesnt it?
THE BRICKS have been pour
ing down on Main Street with the
razing of the old McCoy Building
porch.
PAINTERS HAVE been giving
the Carolina Pharmacy front a
new complexion. Mighty pretty
and it should jog others into
sprucing up their store fronts.
GET READY tc enjoy the coun
ty fair next week. It gets bigger
and better each year. The carni
val will set up shop at the fair
grounds the first of the week.
HIGHWAY PATROLMAN Pat
Miller has resigped the patrol and
is now operating the Phillips 66
station in Highlands.
IT WASN'T hard to come away
from the Conley M>tor Company
smelling like a rose last week
when they showed the new Fords
The women folk were given arttfi
Cial roses ? that really smelled
Tose-like ? and the men got yard
sticks.
A HUNTING pup owned by
Winton. Vic. and Jim Perry took
a fourth place in the open puppy
class of the Buekeye Brittany
Club Field Trial September 23-25.
A professional trainer handled the
dog for them. ,
EXPENDITURES' totaling
$51.40 have been put out on the
Indian Mound by the Franklin
Garden Club since June 6. Most
of the money went for labor to
"shave" the mound.
ATTENDING the national re
union of the 81st Wildccat Divi
sion in Waynesville last week
were Charles Waldrcop and Tom
Moss. The 81st is a famous fight
ing outfit.
MONEY STOLEN
The sheriff's department is in
vestigating the theft of about
$80 from THE FRANKLIN
PRESS office. The money appar
ently was taken some time Satur
day night.
T ?J
iplldt's
doing?
JAYCEES: First Monday, Zick
graf's Lumber Co., Third Monday.
Dillard House, Dillard, Ga. 7:00
p.m.
ROTARY: Every Thursday, 7
p. m? Slagle Memorial Building.
LIONS: Second and fourth
Mondays, 7 p. m., Slagle Me
morial Building.
JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB:
Fourth Monday, 7:30 p. m? Ag
ricultural Building.
V. F. W. : Second and fourth
Wednesdays, 8 p. m., V. F. W.
Post Home on Palmer Street
V. F. W. Auxiliary: Second
Monday nights, 8 p. m., at post
home.
AMERCIAN LEGION: Third
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m., Slagle Me
morial Building.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSION
AL WOMEN'S CLUB: Fourth
Tuesday at 7 p.m? at the Nor
mandie.
Tonight ( Thursday > : 4-H Coun
ty Council meeting, 7:30 p. m .. i
Franklin Methodist Church.
Friday: Franklin Panthers vs.
Robblnsville High, in Bobbins
ville, kickoff at 8 p m
Monday : Retarded Chlldrrns' !
Association meeting. 8 p. m..
Franklin High Library
Tuesday: Visit by Congressman
Roy A. Taylor. ?:30 a, m. to 12:30
p. m county courthouse
ROBERT C. (Bob) Carpenter is shown congratulating Mrs. .Lucy Leatherman, president of
Cowee community, '6C' rural development winner. Looking on are Mrs. Nell Blaine, representing
second place Patton, and the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, president of Cartoogechaye, which placed
third. (Staff Photo)
HELPS REBUILD NEGRO CHURCH -
Cowee Top Community
In '60 Rural Event
Co wee, a 59- family community that spent some 336
man-hours rebuilding a \ejjro church in its section,
is the winner of the I960 Macon County Rural Com
munity Development Contest.
Second place went to l'atton and third to Cartoo^e
cha\e.
Winners were revealed
week at an awards supper
ing coinnuinitics at lotla !:
biggest supper ever held in the
etght^year history of tlve rural
program, attracting more than
300 persons.
The top community, Cowee, col
lected $400 in prize m-: ney, re
ceiving $200 for first place and
two $50 incentive awards for the
outstanding community project
and outstanding accomplishments
in religious activities, Patton got
$150 for placing second and won
a $50 incentive award for the best
home food supply. A check for
$100 went to third place Cartoo
gechaye.
Gets $100
lotla, winner of the '59 county j
ccntest. got a $100 incentive
award for the best programs, com
munity participation in activities,
and attendance at meetings.
Also winning $50 incentive
awards were dark's Chapel, for
best health program; Higdonville,
best balanced agricultural pro
gram: Cullasaja. best community
beautification; Carson, best ac
complishment in youth activities;
and Holly Springs, best job of in
crease in income.
Winners were announced and
presented prize money following
supper by Robert C. (Bob' Car
penter.
Mrs. Stanley Penland. lotla 's
president, served as master of
ceremonies at the brief after din
ner program. A welcome and ,
thanks to the businessmen who :
put up prize money for the con
test was made by Jerry Sutton, of
W ednesday ni^ht of last
held by the 11 .participat
?ichool. It was by far th,e
Clark's Chapel. The response on.
behalf of the businessmen was
given by Claude Bolton, of Frank
lin.
Entertainment included a song
by a trio, Misses Shelia Duval,
Sharon Duval!, and June Wells,
accompanied cn the piano by
SEE NO. 2, PAGE 8
Cowee Advances
To Area Event
.As winner cf the county rural
contest, Cowee now carries tis
banner into the W.N.C. Rural
Community Development Con
tent.
Judging for the area event ,
will tak?j place the week of No." !
vc tuber 14-18. About $2,500 in !
prizes is offered. I
Macon County aLso is one of
several this year selecti:.g a
county winner i<i yoiith activi
ties. Special area awards are
being offered in this field this
year for the first time. Carson
community, local winner for
best accomplishments in youth
activities, will compH with eM2
others from the area. Judges dif
ferent from those in the regular
contest will visit the communi
ties earlj in November to judjje
them on their youth prcgrams
only.
THEY'RE SUPER SALESMEN
These two .Franklin High juniors, Martha Angel (left) and:
Sara Lee Brysem, took top honors in salesmanship in the maga- I
zine sale recently held by the junior class to raise funds for the
annual junior-senior banquet. ,Sara Lee was in first place with
199 subscriptions totaling $254.55. Martha was next with $109.75.
The sale grossed $2,307.63 and the class got a percentage of this
as its share. Twenty-four juniors sold $30 or more in subscrip
tions. (Staff Photo i
Team Yanks
Feathers
Of Eagles
By TODD REECE
Franklin's Panther pulled the
Mil feathers out cf ihe new S iva
Webster Golden Eagles Friuuy
night and delivered a stunning 43
to 7 defeat to the newly consoli
dated school.
Pie-game thinlcing had rated
the game as a tossup, with Sylva
having the advantage of playing
on their borne field. Franklin's
I overwhelming victory settled the
j fact among football observers that
I the Panthers are the Smoky
Mountain Conference power.
Scaring honors for the game
went to fullback "Red" Seay. who)
romped for touchdown jaunts of
32 and 85 yards, Teddy Clark,
who dazzled fans with a streaking
S6-yard kickoff return and a 30
yard end sweep, Jim Williams,
who dashed around end far a five
yard strike and passed 20 yards j
to Kenneth Hall for another, and i
to ends Landy Fendergrass and
"Stompy" Higdon, who teamed up. j
Pendergrass blocking a Sylva [
punt on their 35 and Higdon
grabbing the ball and racing for !
another touchdown.
Coach Dick Stott was jubilant i
following the Panther's smashinM I
victory and he praised the play of
every member of the spad. "It was j
a team victory." exclaimed the
coach'. Every member of the trav
eling team participated in the
game and the second team moved'
the ball almost as easily as the
first ranks.
Franklin grabbed an early lead
with two touchdowns and an ex
tra point in the first period. Sylva
(iominafted the second quarter by i
snatching a Panther fumble ?' n
the one foot line for their lone i
.sco." and momentarily stopping
Franklin. In the second half it I
was all Franklin. I
The Panthers wrapped up the j
bull game with four touchdowns
in the third period, the scoring
coming so fast and fu"ious that
bo: h fans and coaches ha'i
trouble adding lip the points. A
referee commented that Franklin
scored foui; times in this period
before 'the sideline chain movid
an inc^. Franklin proved its bench
'tie ith as substitutes played ou'
most cf th- remainder of the
game, adding another score and
holding the Ea?les to a stand
+ + +
Robbinsville Nfxt
Franklin's undfffatfd Panth 1
tees go on (he road again this
Friday, traveling lo Bobbins- I
viile to take on the Hlue Devils.
The Blue Devils ha<e posted a
record of four wins and one
loss m> far thin year, bowing
only to Murphy, 25 to 7. They
have victories over Cherokee 25 I
to 6. 'Franklin beat C herokee
30 to 131. Swain 20 to 13. Hay
es v Hie 39 to 12, and last week
Robblnaville downed last year's
runner up* for the state class A
championship. Andrews. 13 to |
0 in their opening game. Big
gun* for the Blue Devils ha've
been Buddy Posted. Jerry Wil
liams. Coy Odom, and Larry
Queen.
Hunter Dies
In Accident
Opening Day
Saturday's opening of the '60
hunting season also brought
Macon County its first hunting
fatality.
A retired Baptist minister,
the Rev. William Grant Wood,
J 71, was accidentally shot late
i in the afternoon while squirrel
hunting by another hunter,
Grady Martin, of Franklin.
Mr. Wood was hunting alone
about three miles from his
home in the Watauga section
| when the shooting accident oc
, curred Mr. Martin, 32-year-old
J employe of the Town of Frank
lin, told the investigating of
ficers he had mistaken move
ment in the woods for a squir
rel and fired. Mr. Wood was
struck in the head and face by
shot and died instantly, accord
ing to Coroner John Kusterer.
A coroner's jury empaneled
Sunday afternoon visited the
scene of the shooting near
Brown Branch Road before ren
dering a verdict of accidental
death.
Mr. Martin, who was hunting
with his small son and Grady
Jones, of Franklin, reported the
shooting to the sheriff's office.
He said he and Mr. Jones had
become separated In the woods
at the time of the accident.
After notifying the sheriff's
office, Mr. Martin was admitted
to Angel Clinic suffering from
shock as a result of the acci
dent.
The incident was Investigated
by Sheriff J. Harry Thomas,
Deputr Newell Pendegr&ss, and
W. T. Jenkins, acting coroner.
Funeral services for Mr. Wood,
a farmer and native of this
county, were held Monday aft
ernoon at Buck Creek Baptist
Church. Mr. Wood had lived
in the Buck Creek section be
fore moving to Watauga about
eight years ago. Officiating
ministers were the Rev. Harold
Cabe, the Rer. William Shields,
pastor of Watauga Baptist
Church, of which Mr. Wood
was a member, and the Rev.
Frank Reed. Serving as pall
i bearers were Asbury Sanders,
Frank Brown, Paul Morgan,
Erastus Wood, Clarence Isen
hour, and Clyde Vaushn.
Surviving are Mr. Wood's ,
wife, Mrs. Elvira Morgan Wood; j
a son, John, of Flint, Mich.; I
a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Barnes,
of Sylva; and three grandchil
dren. i
Funeral arrangements were
handled by Potts Funeral Home. I
MK. HODI)
F/VGG IN RALEIGH
County Agent T H. F iigg is 1
in Raioitvh this week judging
4-H record books in prcpara- i
tion for tiie N C. Suite Fair i
next wetk. ' <
Fair Excitement
Is In The Air
? An excitement Is in tlx* air as
last-minute details fer the sixth
annual Macon County fail arc
pushed to completion.
Set for October 13-14-15. the
three-day event will be held at the
new county fair grounds on US
23-441 and all activity will center
in the newly-completed exhibit
hall.
A festive air will be added M in
day when "Honest Homer's'' car
nival sets "Up on the fair grounds
for business.
Meanwhile, last-minute kinks in
the fair agenda art* being ironed
out. finishing work on Uic exhibit
hall and grounds is being pu-shed.
and fair catalogues are being
mailed out to some 2,000 persons.
Officially, the fair will open at
1 p. m. next Thursday, the 13th.
That morrunK will be devoted to
judiUnn of exhibits by judges
from outside the county.
Friday will foe "show day" at
the fair grounds with the sheep
and swine show set f r 12:30 p.
m.; dairy cattle. 1 p. m.; beef cat
tle. 2 p. m.: and horse and mule
BIDS ARE AWARDED ?
Town Marking Time
On One? Way Change
Franklin's board of aldermen
voted Monday night, to further
delay the scheduled return to a
two-way streets system until hear
ing from the State Hiiihway Com
mission on the matter.
T own attorney R. ?: Jones w>i's
instructed to write the highway
commission for advice on whether
the streets should be returned to
two-way traffic or to stick with
the present one-way system.
A delegation from the Frank
lin Chamber of Commerce re
quested at the meeting that the
board work with the Western
North Carolina Regional Plan
ning Commission and the high
way commission on the street
question. Members of the delega
tion appearing were Bob S. Sloan.
Flank B. Duncan. Bob Coin, Bry
Two Democratic
Rallies Slated
Two Democratic rallies are
scheduled this coming week as
the party's series continues.
Saturday night at 7:30 at East
Franklin School, a rally will be
held for the party faithful in tiic
East -Franklin and Mills'.: Ml pic
lincts.
Next Wednesday night, Octobi.'
12. n rally will be held at Cul! ?
aja School at 7:30 for Democrats (
o' the Cullasaja and Suqai f m i,
piccincts.
While the rallies a;e prima, i'lyj
for those living in the a bov? pre
cincts party officials say 'eve v
;nc Ls invited to attend them
Moore Leaves
Winn - Dixie
Store Here
Roy Ia ;e Moore, manager of
the Winn-Dixie Store In Frank
lin for the past 10 years, has
been transferred h- ills rom
p 'l 1 1 V 1o manage :i Loie iii Sen
rci . S. C.
The m-jnageship of the local
store is being turned over to
Roger Seay, who ha.s been with
the store for five years and has
bpen assistant manager for two
VETS MEETING
Barracks N fiOfi of the V>:<
ins of World War I will meet
Friday; October 7. at 7:30 p. m
it the courthouse. All members
hi requef.Ud to attend as the dis
position of Hinds will be di.-cu.sv
I ant McClure. and R. D. Carpon.
Other business conducted at
the monthly nuetlng included the
opening of bids on the new Baiid
Cove well and on the paving of
H Merest and Patton Avenues.
P. B. Rogers Well Drilling
Company, of Franklin, wa.s'award
?ti the bid on the well with the
stipulation that the work be done
.at a time decided by tlie board.
Virginia Supply and Well Com
pany. of Atlanin. Ga., also sub
mitted a bid.
Allison Construction Company,
of Waynesville. was awarded the
paving bid with the understand
ing that the paving be completed
by November 1.
Town clerk Ray Swu-'iord p e
sented a report from the S?.ate
Board of Health showing chut wa
ter from "Big Betsy'' well hurt
checked satisfactorily according
to state specifications.
Confirms Bt-liel
This test confirmed beliefs that
red water In the iy?icm u the tc
sult of disturbing the flow of wa
ter in the lines and is not coming
from the wells.
After this report, ti e bcaid de
cided t. initiate a piogmm to im
'vater linens and jCireH-iJion
In '.lie tow vstem
The b')r i'i i! > ' ;<? ? I"
| 1*1. ? Of v :* W ' vft
khls in the city l.niiis and he.iu'
.ii? ? r-o: t from '!u-. clerk that
I ? <;>) tax noii i s rv. ?! mailed ou1,
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TAYLOR COMING
V'ohxressman II rv>- A. Taylor,
of Mluck Mountain, wiM bo ?t
thp courty ronrt^cuse Tuesday,
October 11. frirrn 9:30 a. m. to
12:3.0' p. m. to discu s district
matters with voters He will be
acc ompan y t by his district sec-1
rctarv, '| liomas I. .Malloner.
? AT OLD FOLKS GATHERING ?
A Common Thread --Old Friends -
Links The Past And The Present
Macon County's yourg in beirrt
had their shining hour Sunday
aft V noon in Franklin
Golden wedding ann'ver.sa: ?
Were rmmon and anyont in thr
60 to 70 age bracket was cor,, .r <1
ed a youngster. Anyone untie: ~0.
well ? you know that youmv. gen
eration !
This unusual (athrrinx wan. of
<our?f, the annual "fellowship
hour" for thwp 6' years ?nd ov
fr. Thirty-Mix over 65 rrxbitrrrd,
representing a tut.il of 2,'! 3d >cars
and an average ace of 79.
Another 30 or so from th*
"younger generation showeo up
help the old folks sing old
timey hymns and to listen while
they talked of time* gone by.
They also served up some tasty re
fresliments for the social hour
following the regular program in
the chapel of the First Baptist
;hurch.
"There are no li tends like olc1
ritnds," declared Mr A; W. D. Ho
.nit. 83. who rame all the way
i cm her horn' in Sar. Diego.
,'alif.? to iniet for thi.v brief time
,ith old f: lends and schoclmatjs.
"his was the common thread
Id friends-? that linked the past
nd the present.
The two oldest present wtn
ohn B. Justice, H9. of Holly
IiringH, and Mixs l~iura Stillwell,
7, of Rrynon City, a ulster of
Irs. John F. (Cunningham, of
anion community. Mr. and Mrn.
unninjcham won the prize for
avlnc been married the lonceit.
5 year*.
"Uncle John" Justice, who v '!
?e 90 this month, collected an
ther prize as well, for bei* x the
tan with the most grandchildren.
6 Mrs. Roxte Watts, with 55.
I
took tin) pi iw among tl.-e women.
Tlit 'Ullow.-h.p h'jut . which i J
sp nscrcd by the churches of t!i ? ]
co'unty, optneci wit!) a weJiome bv
the Rev R R SLantiley, pi. 'or ol
t'l ? ho' t church. Til." devotional
v.,is Kiven by the Rev, Fred Guth
rie, pastor of the Franklin Pres- j
l ytf ian Church
il
Two .v,1<m> were sung by J. L |
Fe?perman and gro.ip sir.?i:. 01 i
old hymns were held by the R?v.|
Rooti l K Early. pa-stoi ol the I
First Mthodist Church. Mrs. Gil- 1
mcr Jones was accompanist. A 1
humorcus readlna was (riven by
Mrs. R. S. Jones
Gifts were presented to the '
v. r.::?rs by Mr. Early. Dona tine
Kifts were Van Raalte. Franklin I
Hosiery Company, Belk's Depart
ment Store. Dryman's. Bower's '
Department Store, and the Caro ?
Una Pharmacy
show. 3 p m. Ti'e exiv.bit liail
will be open from 9 a. in. to 10 p.
m
A pet show at 9 o'clock Satur
day mornir.g is the only scheduled
activity during the day and the
fair will Officially close at 3 p. m.
to give exhibitors ample time in
which to check out exhibits
However, Saturday night the
exhibit hall will be the scene of
a "Harvest Sale" to raise money
for the exhibit hall building: fund.
About $6,000 in donations still
| is needed to pay off the exhibit
hall debt and complete necessary
I work, according to County Agent
IT. H. Fagg
The fair association recently
borrowed $5,000 to complete the
building in time for this year's
fair.
"Most of the big donations al
ready have been given," the coun
ty agent said. "So we're depend
ing upon the 50 cent pieces and
dollars to finish paying for the
building."
Also to help finance the build
ing. exhibitors will receive no
cash premiums, only ribbons.
If the weather is good, Mr.
Pang said the association hopes
to realize between $800 and $1,000
from the carnival.
Twenty-four six by eight foot
booths have been erected inside
the exhibit hall for community,
4-H, and home demonstration ex
hibits. Regular exhibits will be
exhibited in the center section of
the building.
Mr. Fagg said any community
or organization wanting booth
Kpace .should call his office im
mediately. The space is being dis
posed of on a '?first^come-firsfc
sei ve" basis.
Sale Items
Are Needed
Items for the "Harvest Sale"
at the fair exhibit hall Satur
j clay nfyi . October 15, are need
County Agent T. H. Fagg said
j "every thing that will sell" will
j be v 'earned by the fair associa
j' t'on.
M.rn v iv. i ~ ' at the benefit
' .?!" ??? rv*ms*tv ?'d for the exhi
I bit hall building fund, which
has a deficit of about $6,000.
Faulty Fuse Box
Flares At Gym
A fuse box fp'e at the Frank -
I Un Hir.iv i',vmiia.?ium brought out
j the volu! t. it fire department
ab ut 1 1 ;35 Friday nqiht.
Damage \ui.s confined to the
| 'bo. M'T-.ri v. ?: i mi the outside of
the building.
Alihoutrh . the fuse box was
h;rtc\' out. fu s lailt d to blew
and fii<mtn had to clip the wires
oh a pr.vcr ? pol? to stop
'he electric: ! file.
A ia: v,.' crowd showed up cn the
sccne.
IN ICW S Kit VICES
?Ttvnv mi in* servic es will be
j i?i at the Union Methodist
Church Surd iy * October 9 The
'"hlic ' invit'd t o c me and
l) ir.c n ? picr ic lunch.
The Weather
1 h? iim|ii r?' "i jind rainfall htlov
nf t?rord<-d in f-'i vmklin by MniiMDr. St Ilea,
IT. s w.-nftu-r nU.-rver; in Highland* by
T'lHor N If -ill nr.. I W C. NVwton. TVA
ittfurwr-* . i' iid nf th?? rowoti, Hvdmlogic
Cy.So-?ii. . !?M|idWiv? *r? for th?? 24-hour
period *ndinir Ht * a.m. of th# day
FIT \ VKLIN
llirh F.on
28 69 87
78
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31
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Wed , Sopt 2
Thursday
n? id <y
Sunday
Monday
T"Pcd"'v
Wednesday
COWETA
Wed . Sept. 28 58 50
Thursday 65 55
Friday 73 55
Saturday 79 43
Sunday 80 54
"">ndnv 80 51
Tuesday 80 50
Wednesday 74 47
HIGHLANDS
Wed.. Sept. 28 60 51
Thursday 74 56
Friday 78 52
Saturday 74 49
Sunday 76 58
Monday 70 56
Tuesday 71 48
Rain
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